Anti-inflammatory effect of exercise training in subjects with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome is dependent on exercise modalities and independent of weight loss

• Published in: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 608 - 617
• Main Authors: Balducci, S., Zanuso, S., Nicolucci, A., Fernando, F., Cavallo, S., Cardelli, P., Fallucca, S., Alessi, E., Letizia, C., Jimenez, A., Fallucca, F., Pugliese, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - immunology; Exercise; Female; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - prevention & control; Insulin resistance; Interleukin-6 - blood; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - immunology; Middle Aged; Physical fitness; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - blood; Type 2 diabetes; Weight Loss; Type 2 diabetes; Cardiovascular disease; Insulin resistance; Physical fitness; Inflammation; Exercise

We investigated the effect of different exercise modalities on high sensitivity-C reactive protein (hs-CRP) and other inflammatory markers in patients with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Eighty-two patients were randomized into 4 groups: sedentary control (A); receiving counseling to pe...